Five critical components of teacher morale are outlined: administrative leadership, administrative concern, personal interaction, opportunity for input, and professional growth. For each component, the author lists behavioral symptoms of a morale problem and ways the administrator can diagnose the difficulty and prescribe a solution. (SJL)

Forces affecting the supervisor and supervisors' responses to questionnaires about work systems and management relations are presented, indicating the need for better understanding between managers and supervisors. Action learning programs for supervisors, specifically maintenance supervisors, are proposed. (MF)

Three factors must be recognized in relating manpower policy to the needs of Blacks: an awareness of disciminatory practices; the priorities of training programs; and the projected needs and demands of the economy. (Author/MC)

Discusses the human, organizational, and physical environments and administrative structure within which the institution library operates to provide user-oriented library and information services. Emphasis is on state and federal institutions for the developmentally, mentally, and physically disabled and the elderly. (Author/MBR)

Describes a class-action suit against the Energy Research and Development Administration (ERDA) the former energy agency, which substantiates the claim that women get less than equal treatment. (HM)

Some of the management problems resulting from college and university faculty unionization are discussed, including tenure, compensation, productivity, and institutional governance. Difficulties experienced in some New England institutions are mentioned, especially regarding economic survival.

An analysis of comparative costs and fuel requirements for summer and winter school operation. (MLF)

Life cycle cost analysis is used by the Veterans Administration in planning and remodeling hospitals. (MLF)

Failure in the areas of student social responsibility, social integration, and personal development has led schools to focus on various forms of outcome based education. In this article, three outcome based models are discussed in relation to the current surge of competency based educational programs. (GC)

Describes how to improve an existing orientation program for nurses or implement a new one by utilizing Management by Objectives (MBO) principles. First, covers how to identify, prioritize, and classify managerial objectives. Then discusses how program effectiveness is insured. Last, discusses three important conditions for successful program…

Climatology field experiences are described showing that midlatitude cities show manifestations of the modified thermal environment known as the heat island. Suggestions for project planning and precautions regarding weather, timing, and safety are included. (AV)

In a research project to examine the relationship between various aspects of the organizational context and transfer of learning, a seven-stage model was set up to examine the training-learning processes from the standpoint of the individual participant. Organizational action steps to be taken both before and after the training course are…

This article discusses three salient factors in the development of a specialized teacher training course sequence for desegregated schools. (Author)

Investigates the relationship of personality characteristics to organizational withdrawal and tests the Porter and Steers "polar" hypothesis, i.e., employees with high levels of emotional instability, anxiety, achievement orientation, aggression, independence, self-confidence and sociability were more apt to withdraw from organizations…

Results from a questionnaire returned from 354 faculty members at a large university showed that their sensitivity to job satisfaction items centered primarily in three areas of concern: extrinsic job factors, department head actions, and promotion and salary. (Author/LBH)